Sadiron-stand



H. L. GALBRAITH.

SADIRON STAND.

APPLICATION FILED APR-2.1920.

Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

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I N VEN TOR.

HARRIET L. GALBRAITH, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

SADIRON-STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedApr. 26, 1921.

Application filed April 2, 1920. Serial No. 370,781.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRIET L. GAL- BRAITH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Sadiron-Stands; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in stands or steadying devicesfor use in connection with sad irons and more particularly in connectionwith electric sad irons.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a stand orsteadying device which will enable an iron to stand in inverted positionon its own handle and which will prevent the body of the iron fromtoppling over. With such [a device the iron in inverted position may beused for cooking or like purposes.

Another object of the invention is to furnish a stand of the foregoingtype provided with adjustable legs or standards, so that the body of thedevice may be adjusted vertically to accommodate iron handles of variousheights.

A further object of the invention is to provide legs or standards whichmay be folded parallel with the body of the device, so that the devicemay be packed or stored in a minimum amount of space.

With the foregoing objects outlined and with other objects in view,which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists inthe novel constructions, arrangements and combinations hereinafterdescribed in detail in connection with the accompanying drawings andmore particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of thepreferred form of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same, showing an iron in inverted positionsupporting a cooking vessel arranged on the same.

Fig. 3 is a modification showing the hinged or folding legs.

Fig. 4: is a detail of a modification in which the two members of thelegs or standards are telescopic.

Fig. 5 is a detail modification showing a difi'erent form of adjustableleg.

In the drawings and more particularly in the embodiment shown in Figs. 1and 2, 1 represents the body" of the device which, in this instance,consists of a yoke-shaped member 2 having parallel legs 3 spaced apartby a cut-away portion 4:, which forms an opening or slot to accommodatethe handle 5 of the iron 6.

The body is provided with depending legs or standards 7 which are madein two parts 8 and 9. The part 8 is fixed to the body 1 by means ofrivets or the like, 10, and it is slotted longitudinally, as shown at11. The part 9 is provided with side lugs 12 near its upper end whichslidably engage the side edges of the part 8 and guide the member 9relatively to said part 8. The part 9 is provided with a threaded memberor screw 13 which extends through the slot 11 and is provided with awing nut 14L for securing the two parts 8 and 9 in adjusted positions.

In use, the iron 6 will have its handle 5 resting in the opening 41 andthe part 15 of the handle will rest on the plane surface 16 on which thefeet 17 of the device rest, so that the weight of the iron 6 and anycooking vessel 18, supported thereon, will be borne by the handle of theiron and will not be placed upon the device. The stand or device, in thepresent instance, merely serves to prevent the iron from toppling over.

The device will accommodate irons having handles of various heights, byadjusting the legs 7 in a manner which will be readily understood fromthe foregoing description and drawings.

Prior to the present invention numerous stands have been devised andused for supporting irons in inverted position, but in each of the priorconstructions the supporting device bears the entire weight of the ironand any cooking vessel and its contents which may be placed thereon, inconsequence the support must be made of very strong, rigid material, andsuch constructions require the use of heavy and expensive materials.With my construction, owing to the fact that the handle of the iron,bears all of the weight, the stand may be made of light, inexpensivematerial and this effects a saving of material and money in themanufacture of the article.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 3, the upper portion 8of each leg is provided with a knuckle joint 30, which enables the legto be folded substantially parallel with the body 1 when the device isnot in use.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the upper portion 8 of each leg of tubular form,the lowerportion 9? of the leg sliding in the tubular portion 8 andbeing fixed in adjusted positions by means of a screw l3 which slides inthe slot 11 and is carried by the portion 9 of the leg; The manner ofadjusting the legs, in this instance, will be apparent without furtherdescription. I

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 5, the legs 7have their feet 17 connected to screws 9 which may be ad justed to varythe height of the bodyil.

While I have shown and described various preferred forms of myinvention, it will be understood that changes and modifications may bemade without departing from the spirit of the invention, as set forth inthe following claims. 7 7

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent iszr r 1. Asupporting device, to enable 'a flat iron, when used for heating orcooking purposes, to stand in inverted position, which comprises a bodyprovided with an opening to permit the insertion of the handle of aniron, and extensible supporting legs, depending from said body, andformed of a plural-ity of parts adjustably connected together, to permitthe handle of the iron to rest upon a plane supporting surface on whichthe legs of the device rest, whereby the weight of the iron and anyarticle placed thereon, willbe supported by the handle of.

the handle of the iron and the supporting legs rest upon the same planesurface, "and the weight of the iron and any article placed thereon isborne by the handle of the iron.-

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HARRIET L. GALBRAITH.

